It was another bright day for the entire team, except Lass. The assassin approached the breakfast table, which was already full with the other members eating their breakfast. He sat down next to Arme and proceeded to chow down on a slice of cherry pie and some toast. He wasn't focused on anything but what happened last night. Dagian told him that he had to make a choice. Either join him, or stay with the Chase. He made it sound so simple, as if he didn't care about what Lass was thinking and about his new friends. Lass shrugged the idea off, but a frown appeared on his face. He had no idea on what the team was talking about until he caught a few important words.
"Okay everybody! Knight Master has ordered that we leave for Kaze'aze's castle, today at noon! Okay?" Elesis exclaimed, bringing everyone's attention except Lass's. Everyone nodded except Lass, which bought a few more glances of suspicion. "Okay Lass?" Elesis said, getting Lass's attention. Lass finally diverted his attention. "Um..ok..." he muttered, standing to up to head to his room.
"Where are you going?" questioned a curious Arme questioned. Lass turned around. He was caught off guard. "My..room?" he replied. Ronan shook his head disapprovingly. "No no no! We all must go to the training room now to get ready! Then we'll take an hour to rest starting from 11 A.M.!" he concluded, gaining approving nods. The entire team ran off to the training room, leaving behind Lass who walked over to the training room.
The assassin had too many thoughts on his mind. All led to the same roadblock, would he join Dagian, or would he stay with the Chase? It all confused him. At first he was going to fall into tears, hoping for a loving and caring person like Arme to talk it over with him, but he held back. He couldn't let any tears out. He had never cried in his life for years. Arme also had placed a roadblock of distrust between herself and Lass. Now what he was going to do was uncertain, so he decided to go along with the circumstances. He finally stepped foot into the training room.
Jin was meditating and practicing different fighting techniques. Amy was acting as a cheerleader, providing a boost of moral to everyone. Arme was trying out some simple spells on a dummy as Elesis, who seemed to be serious from the look on her eyes, constantly hacked and slashed at dummies and thankfully, nonhuman targets. Ronan did the same as Elesis, but made sure he wasn't getting in her way, knowing the consequences. Lire was aiming at several targets as Ryan constantly hacked at nothing, trying to keep in sync with his combos. Dio seemed to have constantly been slashing trees with his scythe, much to Ryan's anger. Zero was talking to his Grandark and testing out some moves like Bleeding Gash, making sure he conducted them far away from everyone. Ley was trying out spells as Sieghart was keeping a diligent eye around the place and kept on slashing at a few wandering animals who had an unfortunate fate of crossing his path. Last but no least was Mari, who was trying out many of her new inventions, including a machine which could generate more Mana, or strength, for the team when they needed it.
After greeting everyone with a silent nod he made a few rapid runs around the hundreds of trees surrounding the edges of the castle. He always did that to keep up with his speed. Then he continued his regular training routine, aiming and throwing kounais with 100% accuracy at small and direct targets. He passed by Arme, who seemed to try not to look at his face. Throughout the training, he noticed a few suspicious glares from Sieghart.
Then it suddenly came. A jolt of electricity spread through him. Not emotionally, but physically. He stopped dead at his tracks, only seeing a triumphant Sieghart, Elesis, and Ronan along with an Arme whose face was struck with guilt. It all came through Lass in a heartbeat. Arme had electrocuted him with a spell. But he couldn't think anything else, for he collapsed before saying a few words. "Why Arme?..." he muttered.
Lass finally opened his eyes. He tried to realize where he was. He was in...a cell! He tried to move his arms, but they were pinned to the wall. All of his kunais were gone and so was his Nadochi. At first he couldn't remember anything, but a wave of memories rushed into his head. What he especially remembered, was being electrocuted by Arme. His mind did some thinking. The entire time it was a trap! He glanced at a clock which happened to be just a bit over his shoulder. It was 2:30. That meant that the missions the Chase was supposed to take was a lie. A well devised lie formulated by none other than the Chase themselves. Suddenly, he realized something else. His head felt like it was being pounded against the wall. He realized that he was bleeding profusely from his head.
"Oh my god! Lass it's bleeding so much!" a familiar voice exclaimed. It was none other than Arme. The mage's face was filled with worry and guilt. She stepped up to Lass, staring at his defeated face, staring into his deep eyes which were filled with hate, misery, pain, and the feeling of being betrayed. She began to heal the wound in his head. Lass struggled to stop her. He finally kicked Arme away, causing her face to be filled with despair. "Lass...please...at least let me heal the wound.." she managed to say despite her tears. Lass grudgingly allowed her to continue. The mage rapidly continued, stopping the bleeding and the marks on his hands because of the electrocution. Once in a while, she glanced at Lass's face, but the assassin turned away.
"Arme. You've healed the wound enough. Now we have to talk to him." the Knight Master's voice ordered. Arme sadly turned away from Lass and walked over to the Knight Master, who was there along with the entire Chase. The Knight Master approached Lass, having a stern look on her face. Lass knew what was coming. He knew it all along since he had recovered. "Who and where is Dagian?" she questioned.